A) May be increased by increasing exposure timeB) May be increased by increasing mAC) May be increased by increasing kVP

Why might you see candidiasis in a patient on antibiotic therapy?

A side effect of the antibiotic. Candida is present in everyone's mouth but repeated courses or long-term use of antibiotics can kill off the good bacteria, allowing Candida to flourish.

Desquamative gingivitis may be seen in:

A) cicatricial pemphigoidB) pemphigus vulgarisC) lichen planus

Enamel hypocalcification has an appearance of:

Chalky white spots.

Remember plaque is always the primary?

CAUSE. (Everything else are just contributing factors.)

Autonomy:

the quality or state of being self governing.

Beneficence:

doing or producing good.

Justice:

the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishment.

Nonmaleficence:

not committing harm or evil.

The basic ethical principles are:

1) Nonmaleficence2) Beneficence3) Autonomy4) Justice

An ethical dilemma occurs when one or more ethical principles are in conflict. T or F?

True. example - if a hygienist has a patient who is required to have antibiotic premedication and they instruct the hygienist to â€œgo headâ€ with treatment for scaling and root planning, then that is an ethical dilemma. The patient is expressing his autonomy while the hygienist knows that lack of premedication could cause harm, thus nonmaleficence is involved.

In the principle of nonmaleficence, the health care providers first obligation to the patient is:

To do no harm.

Over time, the principle of nonmaleficence has evolved to include the:

Preventing and removing harm.

The classification of harm and good includes:

A) Not to inflict harmB) Prevent harmC) Remove harm

Beneficence and nonmaleficence are often linked because they are both founded in the _______ tradition.

Hippocratic. The Hippocratic tradition requires the physician to do what will best benefit the patient.

The following defines the healing professions and sets them apart from other occupations.

Commitment to assist and benefit others.

Which principle is heart of many ethical dilemmas that occur in dentistry?

Principle of autonomy. (Autonomy is what gives rise to the concept of permitting individuals to make their own decisions about their health. Sometimes what the patient believes is best is not what the healthcare provider believes is best.)

______ is often listed as one of the major principles of ethics.

Veracity

An example of an ethical dilemma would be when an individual intentionally charges an insurance company for dental procedures that were not performed.

False. This would be an example of an unethical and unlawful behavior (fraud), but not an ethical dilemma.